National Workshop on Sorghum. Proceedings of the First Biennial Sorghum Workshop held in Baidoa, Somalia, 16-19 June 1986

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National Workshop on Sorghum
Proceedings of the First Biennial
Sorghum Workshop held in Baidoa,
Somalia, 18-18 June 1888
April1988
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IDRC-MR183e
NATIONAL W(RKSHOP ON SORGHlJIJ
Proceedings of the First Biennial Sorghu. Workshop,
held at the Bonka Research Station, Baidoa, So.alia,
16-19 June 1986
Sponsored by
Agricultural Research Institute,
International Development Research Centre, and
Bay Region Agricultural Development Project
Workshop organizer
Hussein Mao Haj i
Editors
Abdi A. Mohamed (Baffa)
Ahmed Sheikh Hassan
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subjected to peer review or rigorous editing by IDRC Communications Division
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Foreword
Chapter one: Inauguration
1/Jr:l come address
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Objectives of the Workshop
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Chapter two: Introduction
Sorghum research highlights
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A research overview
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The expanding role of INTSORMIL
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Chapter three: Sorghum Improvement and Production
Review of Sorghum research in Somalia
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Highlights of Sorghum Improvement program
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Local and Dabar sorghum at the Bonka Research Station
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Comparlson between stability procedures for selection
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Sorghum production on Baidoa soils
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The effect of var1ous agronomic practices and
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Sorghum, its quality and storage in Somalia
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lhe leaf diseases of sorghum in Somalia
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Preliminary Study of grain mold on developing
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Chapter ·five: Socio-economic Considerations
Research and develDpment: the case of the Bay Region
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An institutional building adaptive research
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research/extension training tor the Bay Region
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Appandic:es
Appendices 1 1 :::.~7
Appendices 2 147
List of
pa~ticipants
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Foreword
Sorghum is the most important crop 1n Somalia. It is used for
human food and animal feed. The fact that sorghum is widely grown in
Somalia reflects its adaptation to our environment which is described
as an arid to semi-arid zone.
Sorghum is the most important mandate crop for Bonka Research
Station and is also an important crop tor the Agricultural Research
Institute whose joint Sorghum Improvement Program is aimed at
producing high-yielding and stable varieties. To achieve this,
research efforts are focused on yield-limting factors such as drought,
insect and disease damage. An end-product of such research will be
the development of lines that are acceptable to the farmers.
fhere has been a need to review past and present knowledge of
sorghum in Somalia. The aim of the workshop whose papers are being
presented here is to review our research results. The discussion on
the papers has led to the formulation of recommendations for future
action. We hope that the workshop has stimulated more intensive and
wider ranging research on sorghum in the country, and that these
proceedings will serve as a useful reference for sorghum scientists.
This First Biennial Sorghum Workshop was sponsored by the
International Development Research Centre <IDRC), Bay Region
Agricultural Development Project <BRADP) and Agricultural Research
Institute <ARI).
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all the
individuals who donated their valuable time to make the workshop a
success. Particular appreciation is due to Abdi Ahmed Mohamed
<Baffa), Ahmed Sheikh Hassan, R.J. Buker, R. Lavigne, J. Lavigne and
P. Porter for their tireless efforts.
Hussein Mao Haji
Workshop Coordinator
C H A P T E R 0 N E
I N A U G U R A T I 0 N
WELCOME ADDRESS
Mohamed Warsame Duale
General Manager
Bay Region Agricultural Developreent Project
It is a great pleasure for me to welcome on behalf of the
you~
organizers of this Biennial Sorghum to the city Ba1doa
Workshop~ o~
and to the Bonka Research Station. You have come to Baidoa at
certainly one of the best times of the year weatherwise, and I hope
you will enjoy it.
This national sorghum workshop is the first of its
~ir1d.
National and scientists working or sorqh•Jm 2re here ta
e~patriate
discuss on different aspects of research related to this crop. Jt is
something to be proud of to see so many scientists that belong to
different institutions of the country all to contribute
re~dy ~nd
share their ideas.
All of you assembled here are experts in one ascect of sorghum
improvement or another and all of you are awdre of the needs and
challenges that relate to this important food and feed crop.
I trust that the harmony which discussions generate from this
workshop will greatly assist us in overcoming the challenges lvir1g
ahead.
I wish all a pleasant stay and a fr·uitful workshop. J would like
now to welcome the Vice-Minister of Agriculture Dr. Noor far the
opening of the workshop.
OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Mohamoud Abdi Noor
Vice Minister of Agriculture
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good morning to all of you. I am very pleased to have the
opportunity to give the opening remarks. As you are aware crop
agriculture supplies a means of livelihood to about 22% of Somalia's
people, who cultivate about 1.0 million ha. The cropped area includes
some 70,000 ha under controlled irrigation, about 100,000 ha receiving
flood irrigation and 830,000 ha under rainfed conditions. The major
crops grown in Somalia are sorghum, maize and sesame. Sorghum is the
major staple food for Somalis. It occupies an area of around 520,000
ha under rainfed conditions< 1 >.
According to the current five year plan, top priority is
accorded to increased cereal production. In order to achieve this
objective, one must first recognize the major production constraints.
I believe that this gathering for the first Sorghum workshop and with
the presence of the scientists who are actively involved in sorghum
research will allow a better understanding of the production
constraints of the sorghum crop. It will also give an opportunity to
understand each others' programs, discuss on the future strategies and
give priorities for our research in the different research areas of
the sorghum crop.
It is wonderful to see such an interest on this crop, and I
sincerely hope that we all gain new knowledge and ideas from the
workshop, to carry on appropriate research in the future.
I am sure that this workshop will develop much useful
information and contribute a great deal to the attention needed by
sorghum improvement.
Again I hope that our deliberation will go well and that
useful results will emerge from this workshop.
<&) Somalia: Ag. Sector Survey, April 1987.